Next Friday, September 14th the NYC Zombie Crawl takes over with the 2nd Annual Zombie Invasion of Dorney Park and some of THE WALKING DEAD in Allentown, PA! The park opens at 6pm and is open until Midnight! For only $25 you can BUY YOUR ADVANCE TICKETS NOW HERE! Put in NYCZOMBIE as the user name and password (all caps) a portion of all tickets bought through link goes towards the next NYC Zombie Crawl in Manhattan on October 14th! There are also discounted hotels available at the Comfort Suites right across the street, $69 a night if you mention the Zombie Invasion at Dorney! Book your rooms now!

You are welcome to come in your own makeup and we will also have several artists on hand to zombify at a base rate of $15! There will also be some zombie vendors as well as all of the below scheduled attractions!

Zombies will have access to all the amusement rides and roller coasters in the park from 6pm – Midnight!

6:00 – 7:30 pm – Fright Feast: A meal fit for a zombie! Available for $9.99 to guests.

6:00-7:00 pm – The Walking Dead VIP Reception in Upper Level of Game Day Grille Will include contest winners from Twitter contests @DorneyParkPR to be held next week. Will be followed by walkthrough with Walking Dead cast and staff members of Bloodshed

7:00p- midnight – HAUNT V Previews: Scare Zones will be staged with no actors, but have blackouts present. Indoor and Outdoor Attractions will be staffed and operate as normal. Grave walkers will be available for photo opportunities for guests.

7:30-8:30 PM – Q & A with The Walking Dead actors in Game Day Grille.

9:00 pm – Best Dressed Zombie Contest: To be held at Center Stage, winner gets a Haunt Prize Pack!

9:30-11:00 PM – Meet and Greet with Walking Dead Actors: Actors will be available for photos and autographs with guests in Game Day Grille.

We’re happy to announce our next main NYC Zombie Crawl event in Manhattan on Sunday, October 14th will feature our biggest afterparty yet! We’ll be announcing location and plenty of surprises in the coming weeks so stay tuned!

And don’t forget, Friday, September 14th there is the 2nd Annual Zombie Invasion of Dorney Park in Allentown, PA! You can BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW HERE! Put in NYCZOMBIE as the user name and password (all caps) for the good deal! Many more details coming soon, there is also a 5K Zombie Run through Dorney Park on Saturday, Sept 15th so you can make it a zombie weekend!

Just a small sampling of other zombie madness that is taking place in NYC over the Halloween season:

Wednesday, October 17th there is Naked Girls Reading Zombies – Exactly what it sounds like

Also, here are 2 videos that NYC Zombie Crawl helped produce, a NY State Lotto Commercial that we helped cast and a music video for Angelo Moore aka Dr Maddvibes (also the frontman for the legendary FISHBONE) that we co-produced and was shot in part at our NYC Zombie Crawl event in Manhattan last October. See if you can find yourself!

Check out the cool write up from Jessie Rajs about the 2011 Dorney Park Zombie Invasion organized by the NYC Zombie Crawl with the NJ Zombie Walk and Philly Zombie Crawl! We won the Guinness World Record for most Zombies on a Roller coaster (officially the record is ‘Most Costumed Riders on an Amusement Ride’)! We’re working on details for a 2012 Zombie Invasion now! And don’t forget, the next NYC Zombie Crawl event is on May 27th in Brooklyn, info coming soon!

For those who were a part of the Guinness World Record, you can order your own certificate to commemorate the event HERE!! Just use the ID# 359343 and code rcum6891RC to order it!

Much love and blood to all our zombies who came out to Dorney Park and helped us set a NEW Guinness world record! 330 Zombies who are the most costumed riders on an amusement ride!! We had over 1500 zombies in the park! Special thanks to our pals at the NJ Zombie Walk and Philly Zombie Crawl, Zombie Beach Party & Zombie Prom and of course NASSAU CHAINSAW DisGraceLand Demolition Committee for an amazing performance, the night wouldn’t have been the same without them!!

UPDATE – The event is rain or shine! And be sure to bring an article of zombie clothing to be a part of the Guinness World record attempt!

The Zombie Invasion is this THURSDAY! If you want to catch the party bus or need a hotel room for Dorney next Thursday, August 18th – email me at doug@backseatconceptions.com with the subject DORNEY ZOMBIE TRANSPORT- ASAP with number of people and for more details! For hotels, 4 to a room for $95 (split 4 ways) or you can get your own for $95 – Bus tix are looking to be between $30-40 round trip! You don’t have to take the bus to get a zombie hotel room, but just let us know and we will accommodate. We also have a VIP option, email for more details!

We’re also going for a new Guinness Record – Most costumed riders on an Amusement Ride! In order for you to qualify for the record, you need to be in basic 3 color zombie makeup (base color, eye socket color and blood) as well as one article of zombie wardrobe (ripped shirt or some basic zombie costume). We will be providing zombie makeup at the park, but it’s up to you to bring a costume piece – just go to a thrift store or bring a shirt that you don’t mind getting messed up and we will do the rest!

And finally, we may have a few extra spots for makeup artists – if you are interested contact me at doug@backseatconceptions.com and we’ll see what we can do…we have over 40 makeup artists with more being confirmed now!

So overall, just get your tix in advance and let us know if you’d like to get on the bus or stay overnight with us! It’s going to be a zombie party!!

NYC Zombie Crawl is proud to be a part of the Dorney Park Zombie Invasion on August 18th! For one day Zombies will have control over the park!

We’re working with the Philly Zombie Crawl and NJ Zombie Crawl to create the ultimate east coast zombie experience! It’s a full day of fun at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom at a discounted price, only $25 for full access to the park during normal hours (9am-8pm)! Then from 8pm-Midnight only zombies have access to the park!

We’ll have a special ZOMBIES ONLY area of the park where the east coast’s top SPFX makeup artists will be making up zombies as well as a buffet, bands, a costume contest, drink specials for zombies over 21, and much more madness!! We’re also going to attempt to break some Guinness World Records as well!